MEDIATING IN THE RED ZONE — AN ADVOCATE’S CHECKLIST

What does it take to resolve a case successfully in a mediation process?  This how-to article, from this Utah attorney who has both advocated in mediation proceedings and served as a mediator and arbitrator, is a common sense guide to lawyers whose cases will proceed via alternative dispute resolution.  With the touchstones of flexibility and a willingness to compromise and to truly hear the other side’s stance and needs, it is a useful guide for a non-hostile resolution process.